Telegram-herald., 1887-11-06
THE STEERAGE TRIP.
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uaui ~ 1lst possessor nnds another pace
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terosu ag Ills Ia "a al 1lalas b4nk AL
sefs foaad except that lzalilsfenzatle Article
aig 1rgAf IRON spoon, rb.eh Uas either lost
or tazea - eospiete sums sns elae IS ouffir
? aa ss<.sards aTs good fsilo~s and Ill give
extra acaomofiallaaa fof q sollar o. tDo.
'tasy s.l SASH 5Ee rns far the s8ian ss.ga .
> aEd Ill place ia yoer berth free u
charge
p1e n The difficulties n a sseeFare p1.s.sn-
60 Is "a dress AMI andfes. The usual sav
D o. hang tls pan1s on the eHi n the befth
.ams nfo thoil. aad glleSly grasp hoid q
tae fiiin4s 81 3sep fFcll oeilag throNn against
fnr aiieaDf tao boat ohen il makes a lu4ch.
AloInsr say .s e. kneel. tut many a head
AS bumped against The iren beams when tts
person arqss T. * nis ssl.Ycrlers Nearly al
Heaeyer went 10 Lad without undressing.
Tho Nonen hass separate apartments IN
tae same part ~ TIE boat. and ali beconle &C.
q..aiais'i in a snort time Taey were carry ing
o. busy conversations. 4nd ,Ae llfrrent Ian
stasfs poured out la torrent, ~hlch never
c-sssi except elen TN bat gave a h.rca.
and to-n only for a moment DIRTY faced
rlilIen, uilA their cTies aud screalus aaial.,l
f1 lbs rielodY ol sounll. I 9u4rreled with
UiVseif Tor going stecrase. but Il Sas To late
Win sish of regret went on deck. The
ssstsr ~as calm lnd beauti,ai. a pleasant
tseezs sas blowing and the rids vas enjoy
Aoie
Toward nishs the water became rouzher
and ne boaE tesaa g. rock Many began 70
e<perlence dizzy and unpleasant feeling,
which eoaslantiy zTeN worse. IL short
TINS the gentle laughter and sweet songs had
suddenly eaanged / iooke,l around There
sas scarcely a woman ca deck, ard The men
hat weii nigh deserted it. LenSns and
oranges were 10 denand The bar was prof
ifaoly pafronl1ed rhe cos1ntenanoes which
few hours before were bright and happy
wers now pale and troubled paced the
dsck, a. did laanY others. ia the br1cing air,
vlfa he bore Of driving away The miserable
seiing. l. ~4s ia vain. / bat % give up.
Al had stoppeel walking and had taken their
fosiiisns st The railing ani were gazing earn
eliy 20 The water T1ey may have been
io1&Lns e. tee phosphorescent light, but
doubt lt We ssro made wore by the com
tined odors u carbollc acid. caiorate of lime
(which was thrown around profuselyl. resv
faiat. isr and -,rease ald other things known
O. those who travel GA ships. Thsse smells
male ms dsataly sex. made me hate the
boat, everybody aad everything on IL.
l. ls the sailors duty 70 sweep the decks,
but they 0uzhe 20 have extra paw, and 10
should b cOliected from the steerae,e rasscn.
gers The men were imntodarate smokers,
and she scent ~ bad tobacco was another dis
agreeable o.lor mixed with those that were
already rendering my stomach weak. \
Polish Jew csrrisd ths largest and filthiest
ripe, and many tim>S during the day and
night this bg bowl Of intolerahle scents could
te peen banging from his mouth. The sick
persons slept On aeck all night drsadins %
- IN the sfserage on account of the horrible
Encn which rervadsd IT, The sailors worked
tire whole night managing the sails and wash
ing tbo dects and osten the slecpers were
aroused BY toe srrubbers' hose. The bare
deck was the principal besl. mine was a coil
~ ROPE, and. notwithstanding the noiss, fell
ilao refreshing slesp.
The seasick gsople would come 20 the aales
and try 10 -as. but ~ soon ~ any greasy food
~as taken the PARTY sought she railing OF tho
boar or the cutters IN the stesra<a Finally
they took 20 their berths. aad when the stew
aTris came at ueei times 20 give each his por-
fion. they. Ike some Pip Van Winkle. with
sas<ky beard and unkempt hair. poksd their
heals from their berrts ard showed their
tIItFt &tta AH~it~ II 'Af stewart 70 o. nttfsl
up There they sal and ate II the food hal
me wroug effect, they strutchsd their heals
over the berth and looked ~ sbe door. Some
&te snd -ssh=si IN she same basin. for u was
10 much trouble % carry whole dinner srt.
Tia steward every morning swept out the
steersgs. though the agents - The Steslr1ssip
bnes Ssy they are wsShs,i aur. and Sprinkled
the ioor with sawJsust. chloride os lime, car
hoEc acid elc
In three aays she stscr~gr passengers we're
81 vel. and when the3inlsx bell r1nz ever-y
one rushed 20 the tables The steward dealt
out from Arg buckets ssSch mans share. and
20 the creiit ~ shs s5eerage they behaved
very wei. though tsAi- -s...rssss.a seemed out
of place It Is different coming 80 America
--fie c'asS of people IS 50 uaiikr Sometimes
four or Eve ars ia s.Ta.ght jsc,sets nc once.
The f=-a as II good condition and vel
cooked snd fveTy one got plenty We were
given Pr breakfast -uffee. tea. bread. oa.-
n'eai and butter for dinner. vegetable sun.
hoi "a heef, potatrss. r'ce and stewed apples.
STuetimes thss would be rhsuxe3. sud GA
sunday cherry puflding would - given for
desert. for supper the same ss for frpaxfsss.
Who cannot i've on this for seven dsvsf
Many <tasraEs passenger fares better ~
tee beat than fsTfsrS IN his own home. For
nerlv the sfeersce pasEeriaer was ziv,u his
days allowance. but ne h,d e. cock it ard /
tins IS prcbablr tha rs'xson Why many brin- I
canned food with thern. thinking they havs I
to fo their ovvn cockinr. Vow. BY xsttinz
en The xocd sijs Of the cooks ars psy.nr (
then' g. they nav zst almost cabin sagrs
After ssfirg al ~ CT s~sk - WASH their /
tins The reSt q ths dsy would - srent in /
lounS'nE srunnd. sleeping on 1sck pisy'ng /
c7rs'< snd telling yarns As night staSe VINO /
hsd any music st tbrfn woal8 sinE a few 4
so0gs rhey gu'ul8 he accompanied ~ a
hreSeu Eindsf srcrriicn ~ bv = melancholy ]
flte The mcst rrxecfatl. vuuld iain il 20 1
sengp sad rorts af ths sailors snf cahi, /
crTS- ana raBv sD evening sss pleasantly 1
spen1 n thfs vsV Some - theru. rsfher /
than - idie wgal8 5elp to do the work. arf i
when the saiis ~ere put sus aianv A. coast +
ptsl.e,i or RE rspe~
the sfeeSesSe psszarro~s ri r~rr -ea sick 7
mss soraer alsn the -ibia pas>anrsrs. wso {
hs~e so macii ricner frtd S-snsa ot -h.a ~ar,-
rrssrr-ers rere seek the suflre trir. bus
reHsi err,s 'n aerk the r.av before .sndlr-. I
rerheps sfraid of hp.ne .71s rantineB
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